Ten or twenty years ago, information was scarce by today's standards. The reviews in Locus, F&SF, and other magazines were the primary source of information for readers. In today's environment of blogs and Amazon reader reviews, what is the role of the reviewer in the traditional magazines and their online peers?

Discuss Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones. Based loosely on the tales Tam Lin and Thomas the Rhymer, with Elliot's Four Quarters, Frazer's The Golden Bough and a wide range of children's books thrown in, Fire and Hemlock was Jones's most successful attempt to "write a book in which modern life and heroic mythical events approached one another so closely that they were nearly impossible to separate." Polly meets Tom when she is a child, but as a teenager is surprised to discover that she seems to have forgotten his significance.

Joanna Russ was one of science fiction's first feminist writers and a leading literary critic. Our panel looks at her fiction, reviews, and critical work, and assesses her lasting impact on the field.

The Best Related Work category for the Hugo Awards can be anything about the field - from a humorous book about science to a biography or autobiography to a giant book about art. The panel discusses this year's nominees. Come and hear why you may want to pay more attention to this fascinating category.